The eleventh edition of Vivo Indian Premier League (IPL) kicked off with a superb match with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beating defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) in a last-over thriller finish on April 7.

IPL is a two-month long season with cricket matches played at least one match a day on every weekday and two on weekends. All the matches will be played in two-time slots—16:00 IST and 20:00 IST. The timings are planned for the convenience of fans to attend the matches at stadiums, but millions of others who can't attend the match due to work and other chores don't have to miss out on the live action.

Considering the T20 cricket format's uncertainty factor, wherein the dynamics of the game can change in a few minutes (or in one over) like it happened on Friday. No die-hard fans would want to miss any action on the field.

Well, there is no reason to fret on that, as there are many handy smartphone apps, which promises to bring the live action right into your palms via smartphones.

Live photostream (for the live video stream, HotStar is the official broadcaster)

Exclusive player interviews

Real-time updated team points table

Users can also buy IPL match tickets

Hotstar (Developed by Novi Digital Entertainment Pvt Ltd):

Hotstar app offer VR viewing experiences like no other app in both Google Play and Apple app storeApple App store (screen-shot)

Salient features:

Since Star has official IPL broadcasting rights, the user can directly stream all the Vivo IPL 2017 matches on their smartphones and also fastest score updates without delay, provided you have internet data pack on

Another key aspect of Hotstar app, it also offers VR viewing option on both iOS and Android platforms With this users can feel watching the match in a cricket stadium. But, users have to sign-in for a paid subscription

Besides live cricket, Hotstar TV allows the user to watch top TV series in several regional languages, as well

In a related development, Airtel is offering free IPL 2018 cricket streaming option on its Airtel TV. In addition, to live matches and highlights, people can access curated content related to a post-match analysis by experts, select and follow their favorite teams, keep up with ongoing matches, leader-board, and go through the upcoming schedule. It also offers special scorecard notifications so that user need not have open Airtel TV repeatedly to see the match progress report. This offer is exclusive to Airtel post-paid and pre-paid users.